New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-05
BITTER WORDS FROM BALFOUR.
GLADSTONE ATTACKED AT EVERY POINT.

THE MTTCHELsTowN POLICE DEFENDED-AN I'M
PoRTANT SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY AT BIR-
MINGHAM.
LONDON, Nov 4.-Mr Balfour, Chief rsecrctary for
Ireland. went to Birmingham day and attended the
first annual meeting of the Midland Conservative
Union. He was accompanied by detective and the
chief of the bennington police. AT Birmingham armed
detectives posted the station to watch for sus-
pcous characters Mr. Balfour received during the day
hundred addresses from Conservative associations.
He addressed large and enthusiastic audience At tho
Town Hall this evening lie said he hoped that at the
next session Of Parliament England and Scotland would
get fair share of legislation STILL the Irish question
would renal the foremost problem in the mind OF every
who took interest in the fortunes of his country
lie had noticed that Mr. Gladstone lhootng. cries OF
Chips. and aughtcrl although he had mentioned his
programme of legislation did not appear to take lively
interest in it himself Except regarded the offer Of
the pundering of the Scotch and Welsh churches
bribe for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Empire. Mr. Glad
displayed little interest in anyth' c,pt the
Irish question. and man had done more make 1t
impossible to ignore the Irish question. The question
not whether Ireland to he governed under her
English Parliament, but whether she was TO
governed AZ all In accordance with any Of those prn-
ciplcs which had hitherto regulated the action OF every
civilized state in the world tCheers
Referring 10 the OF the winter OF 1855. he com
pared Liberal party those barbarc ancestors who
GOT baptized because their King embraced Christianity
one morning Mr. Gladstone announced himself Home
Ruler and forthwith large section Of the Liberals de-
clared themselves Home Rulers Some OF them eI-
pained TO soothing public the reason for their con
version, while others, like Sir William Harcourt evi
IDENTIFY believed that the least said the soonest
mended" and that was possible for alter their
opinions regarding Ireland and yet retain the traditions
hitherto governing their party They might have allied
themselves with the Parnee party far the qnes
ton OF Home fuc concerned. and rejected fusion;
hut they had instead rejected alliance AMI accepted
fusion, and their principal object now as evidenced by
every paragraph OF Mr. Gladstone shameful speeches,
10 ren Ter difficult the government OF Ireland.
In condcnninS Mr.. GlaGstOnes Inconsistency and ms
evictons occurring could have been prevented,
even the aneniment which Mr. Gladstone wanted had
land legislation We're stranse indeed coming
who for sixteen or seventeen years had
unhappy affair at Mitchcstown Mr. Gladstone had
attacked HIM Bafour personally FOR not listening In
silence 10 bitter attacks made on men who spent thcr
lives in defence OF the law. The demon of inaccuracy
had pursued Mr. Gladstone, 10 his assertions on
this subject But ii was unnecessary 10 enter into details
in jns,ifyinc the police IT, as the Nationa,ts and MI
Gladstone delighted 10 the police were defeated and
routed could any one blame them II they rcd lCrles
Gladstone, must Upon swhCh hor,c they would
ride they trWnI in the defeat OF the police
defence Ii chose say tHat the police were brutal
butcher. and that they fired without the public
defeat itheers. Mr. Gladstone attack on the char
actcr of Const iblc Whelchan. who was murdered by
tons and ought to cause shame 10 hS followers. The
statement that the police had pail an infomer pTcviou'
parison the number OF meetings prcclhmei ny me Con
scrydtyes was much less than during Mr. GladstoneS
Nr Baifour sail he intended to stop speakers who
directly advocated crime bnt 10 tolerate those who only
talked nonsense Earl spencer. lie said moved ucasiy
in the Psrncltc Livery. but Mr Gladstone a. II 10 the
uIanrer born lie ended by predicting that steady
application of the present palcy OF the Government
would result in the Irish becoming enthusiastic aud
virtues, were httcl In adoTu.